Education

The Cambodian Ministry of Tourism and Thailand’s Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi on March 7 inked a Memorandum of Understanding on building a tourism institute in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

A new school which was constructed with funding from the US Pacific Command’s Overseas Humanitarian Disaster Assistance and Civic Action Programme has just opened in the mountainous province of Ha Giang.

Hanoi’s authorities have announced the recruitment of 25 workers, who are top graduates from many universities in Hanoi.

The Vietnam Ministry of Education and Training has discussed with the Japanese Embassy in Vietnam and agreed on measures to control Vietnamese students in Japan and prevent them from illegally staying in the country.

HCM City’s Department of Education and Training is seeking help from overseas Vietnamese educators who can set up training models that meet international standards and provide capital to build schools and buy teaching aids.

HCM City’s Department of Education and Training is seeking help from overseas Vietnamese educators who can set up training models that meet international standards and provide capital to build schools and buy teaching aids.

A collaborative project between Japanese government and HCM City to train robotic experts in Vietnam has just started.

Circular 28 issued by the Ministry of Education and Training is revealing shortcomings as many primary school English teachers in HCM City have left the profession because of low pay.

Russia’s National Research Nuclear University (MEPhI) has granted graduation certificates to 28 Vietnamese students, who completed a six-year course on nuclear technology.

Hanoi's authorities have announced that the headmistress and vice head of Nam Trung Yen Primary School will be fired for lying after their involvement in an accident in which a pupil broke a leg.

A project to use foreign teachers for teaching English at schools will be implemented at primary and junior and senior high schools in the northern province of Bac Giang in the 2016-2017 academic year.

Schools in some remote areas of the central region are facing difficulties attracting students back to schools after the Tet holiday as many prefer staying at home to help their parents with new farm crops.

Four Vietnamese universities will be the first to be evaluated and tested by the High Council for Evaluation of Research and Higher Education (Hceres) from France.

The Ministry of Education and Training has proposed new regulations which will loosen the limit on the age and number of pupils at international schools, but raise the required level of investment capital.

Vietnam needs 1 million workers in information technology and digital content creation but now there are only 300,000 people in this field, pointing to a need to improve the quality of education and tailor it to the need of companies.

Universities and educational institutes must publicize their achievements, such as the rate of their graduates who have found jobs, before the national high school entrance exam of 2018, experts said at a recent conference.

Education and Training Minister Phung Xuan Nha said he would take responsibility for a 13-fold increase in school violence over the past 10 years.

Two teachers at a kindergarten in Hanoi have been sacked for being rude and physically abusive of the children.

President Tran Dai Quang has urged the education sector to focus on developing high-quality human resources and training “global citizens” in the wake of the fourth industrial revolution, especially in IT, nano technology, automation, telecommunications, new material and energy.